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The Wall begins construction.
Stalin calls for the wall to be built, separating his section of Berlin from the American, British, and French sections. -
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The Berlin Wall
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Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech
The US president called Mikhail Gorbachev to take down the wall as soon as possible. -
Schabowski's speech
His speech prematurely announces the opening of the wall and people rush for the checkpoints. -
The Wall officially opens.
Guards freely let citizens pass through the wall.